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A large hole blown in the roof of a building after the Soulard boiler explosion.

Soulard Boiler Explosion Cases Settle For Over $47 Million

A little more than two years after a massive boiler explosion occurred in Soulard, the parties have announced a settlement...

Simon Law in the News

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The Biggest Wrongful Death Payouts of 2025

Featuring the $50 million settlement in the death of a young man with intellectual disabilities after his respiratory device for sleep failed. His mother repeatedly pleaded for a replacement from the equipment supplier after the failure and found her son unresponsive in bed a few days later.

The exterior of the Simon Law office in St. Louis, MO.

Should rideshare apps be immune from lawsuits?

Johnny Simon, Simon Law, joins Chris and Amy to explain why their lawsuit challenging that the Lyft app is a service, not a product, has progressed through the courts.

Simon Law attorney Johnny M. Simon walking down the office hallway, discussing rideshare safety with a reporter.

Attorney calls for rideshare safety, transparency in STL carjackings

Four teens in north St. Louis County were arrested for carjacking rideshare drivers on back-to-back days, sparking renewed concerns over juvenile crime and rideshare safety. Attorney Johnny Simon pursues a landmark wrongful death lawsuit against Lyft that could hold rideshare companies accountable under product liability laws for failing to protect drivers.

Andrew Ameer, Lyft driver who became a wrongful death victim after a carjacking by app users.

Simon Law discusses latest on rideshare app litigation

A group of St. Louis teens carjacked both an Uber and a Lyft driver in back-to-back incidents, reigniting concerns about rideshare safety and accountability. Attorney Johnny Simon argues that Uber and Lyft fail to use the data they collect to protect drivers.

A physician holding up a computer rendering of the female reproductive system.

‘Another Notch in the Plaintiffs’ Side’: Experts Weight Impact of Meta Privacy Verdict Ahead of Damages Phase

Ahead of the damages phase in a landmark Meta data privacy case involving fertility data, experts are eyeing the potential impact the jury verdict may have on the data privacy class action landscape against Big Tech amid surging claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.